It's just that the old servant went away as ordered, but the next day he came back with a solemn expression and said, "Master, something happened to Jian Yiyu!" ”

Jian Limiao was surprised: "What do you mean?" ”

"Our people are a step late, and someone has already attacked them first." The old servant said in a low voice, "That Aunt Shen and the child are gone, and Jian Yiyu's whereabouts are unknown now!" ”

After a pause, "The people who usually contact him have searched there, but no trace has been found - the last clue is that it disappeared in the nearby mountains and forests, and the old slave thinks that the possibility of destroying the corpse cannot be ruled out!" ”

Jian Limiao calmed his face, thought for a moment, and said, "Who did it, is there a clue?" ”

"When our people went, all the people over there were already dead." The old servant said, "So I didn't see the person who did it, because I was afraid that I would be considered a murderer, so our people quickly withdrew—I'm afraid we can only wait for the results of the yamen now." After all, sir, you also know that we are not very close to Jian Yiyu's side, and the imperial capital sent you a letter before, saying that someone has already made a fuss about the contradiction between the second and third rooms of the Jian family, and if you don't get this pot on this eye joint, you will have to smash our heads! ”

"I'll first repair a letter with Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom." Jian Li Miao walked around the room with his hands in his hands and said, "You send someone to send it to the imperial capital immediately—by the way, tell your aunt about these things!" ”

In fact, at this time, the old lady Duanmu had already noticed something.

So when he entered the palace to greet the Empress Dowager, he deliberately showed a melancholy look.

When the Empress Dowager saw it, she couldn't help but be surprised: "You have always been moody, and you are so sad today, but what's the matter?" ”

"Actually, there's nothing going on, but lately, I've often dreamed of Yishui, and the hard-working sister of the courtier." Old Madam Duanmu said, "I think it's also because I'm old and I'm about to go to see them, so there will be such signs!" ”

"The Jane family has an heir in the third room, why are you so pessimistic?" When the Empress Dowager heard this, she wanted to comfort, "When Ah Xu's father and son come back after keeping filial piety, I have to take you to the Guogong Mansion to fulfill your filial piety - in the end, although Ah Xu's current father is only your nephew, he was raised by you, shouldn't he raise you now?" ”

Old Madam Duanmu seemed to listen to this, and said with a smile: "What Niangniang said is, but the courtiers are confused!" ”

Next, the two gossiped for a while, and the old lady Duanmu saw that the time was not early, so she retired.

After she left, the Empress Dowager stroked the tea bowl in her hand for a moment, and finally called Yuguo to her: "What news has been sent from Liaozhou recently?" ”

Yuguo was surprised: "No! ”

"Really?" The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows, her face was a little unpleasant, "Don't be a mourning old fool, just think about fooling!" If it weren't for Ah Xu's trouble, how could Old Lady Duanmu show her sadness in front of the mourning family today? After she was a member of the Wang family, this quiet ability was practiced in a small way, that is, when the emperor of the mourning family ascended the throne and the Chengyang palace collapsed, she still behaved calmly and did not lose the demeanor of the princess - do you dare to say no? ! ”

Yuguo heard the sweat on his forehead, and said with a forced smile: "Back to the Empress Dowager, there is really no news from Liaozhou!" However, there have been some bad rumors in the imperial capital recently, but Your Majesty has already dealt with them, and there will definitely be nothing bad for the grandfather! The reason why I hid it from you is also because I am afraid that you will get angry when you hear it, this is Your Majesty's filial piety, and the slaves and maids did not say it! ”

"Is that what the emperor meant?" The Empress Dowager frowned, thought for a while, and muttered, "You can tell me to hear it, just don't tell the emperor about the mourning family!" ”

"Speaking of which, it's all caused by Concubine Mao's incident." Yuguo described the ins and outs of what she knew—like most people who were kept in the dark, she thought that the reason why someone would impeach Jian Xubai was purely because the crown prince broke his leg, and these people looked at the emperor and queen to see if they could use this method to please the emperor and queen.

So he said, "But Your Majesty didn't pay attention to it, just because it involved the second room of the Jian family, Your Majesty was afraid that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom would be worried, so he deliberately took the excerpt to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." ”

The Empress Dowager listened quietly and said after a moment: "What about the impeached person?" ”

"Your Majesty thinks that the current situation of the third prince of Jian is not very good, and if you still have to deal with the people who speak for him, I am afraid that there will be more people who will fall into the well." Yuguo is eccentric and simple, but as a female official in the palace, she can't afford to offend Emperor Duanhua, and the emperor sent someone to give her instructions, so she can only obey.

This will carefully explain to the Empress Dowager, "In the end, the third prince of Jian is also the flesh and blood of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom, and is your grandson." The palms and backs of these hands are full of flesh ......."

"It's no wonder that Duanmu came here to say goodbye to the mourning family!" The Empress Dowager was silent for a long time and sighed, "Do you know what the emperor did to have a gap with Ah Xu?" But what did Ah Xu do that he shouldn't have done? ”

Before Yuguo could answer, the Empress Dowager had already shook her head, "The children brought out by the mourning family, what is the mourning family knows best!" Although Ah Xu has always been favored, he has always done things in a measured way - not to mention that he is now in a smooth sail, why should he be separated from the emperor? ”

"Could it be that the recent situation of the third prince of Jian has aroused His Majesty's pity?" Yuguo pursed her lips and guessed, "Two days ago, didn't Prince Hengshan hand over Lu Guanqun, the second son of the palace, who was born on behalf of Princess Cui, on the grounds that it had been a year since his stepwife's death, to ask for the title of the prince?" Originally, the prince of Hengshan never thought of setting up this second son, but it was our majesty who asked His Royal Highness King Liang to pass through the words, saying that the second prince is the cousin of our majesty and His Royal Highness King Liang. The prince of Hengshan heard the holy will, and then he set up the second son! ”

"In this way, since Your Majesty has mercy on your aunt and cousin, how can you ignore the other aunt and cousin?"

"Of course, the third son of Jian has fallen to the point where he is today, in the final analysis, his grandfather and father are not angry, and they can't complain about the third room! However, the impeachment table also said that although the third room did not directly participate in the attack and snub of the second room. But at this time, they didn't stand up to maintain the second room, and it was inevitable that people would think that the third room was in favor - the slave maid thought, Your Majesty may hope that the grandfather and the third son of Jian will be brothers, so as to share the worries of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom, right? ”

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she sneered, leaned back, and said lazily: "There are no outsiders in this hall, who are you fooling with so many nonsense?" ”

Seeing Yuguo's embarrassed face, the Empress Dowager sighed, "Ah Xuan followed the emperor, but Yi Yu was very unfamiliar with the emperor!" Although the emperor has a benevolent temperament, he is not a good person who does not distinguish between right and wrong, how can he have a rift with Ah Xuan because of the discord between Ah Xuan and the Yi Yu brothers? To put it mildly, don't say that Ah Xu didn't deal with Yi Yu directly now, he just really took Yi Yu seriously, and when the time came, the emperor would reprimand him a few words at most, and when he turned around, he had to help him intercede and beg for mercy in front of the Jin Kingdom and the mourning family! ”

When Yuguo heard this, she was silent for a while, looked at the no one outside the hall, and then whispered: "The slave maid thinks...... Isn't it...... Mrs. Yan Guo and Princess Su's sister-in-law have always been good, even after Princess Su followed King Su to the domain, the New Year's Festival has never been broken. ”

- Although Emperor Xianjia succeeded the two kings of Suxiang and sent them to a place far away from the imperial capital. But Emperor Duanhua's suspicion of these two younger brothers has not disappeared.

Otherwise, in the smallpox incident in Cuihua Mountain last year, King Liang proposed to frame the two kings of Suxiang without any evidence, and Emperor Duanhua would not have nodded.

If it weren't for the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom who got the news in time and rushed to stop it, it would be difficult to say what would happen to the two kings of Suxiang.

But even if Emperor Duanhua thought about his aunt's face and dispelled the plan to take the opportunity to solve the two younger brothers, it did not mean that his mustard for the two younger brothers would be eliminated.

And because Song Yixiao has a good relationship with Nie Wuying's sister-in-law, the Yanguo Mansion, which has always had dealings with King Su's Mansion, has caused Emperor Duanhua's dissatisfaction, but it is reasonable.

Yuguo's speculation is actually the opinion of many people in the DPRK and China.

"Not necessarily!" But the Empress Dowager pondered for a moment and still shook her head, "In that case, the emperor should come to discuss this matter with the mourning family, and ask the mourning family to hint at Ah Xuan and reduce contact with King Su." will not directly reveal the gap to Ah Xu in the court, and let the villain target Ah Xu! After all, the Jin Kingdom is still there, Ah Xu is the brother of Princess Su, and his wife takes care of some sisters-in-law, what's the problem? Ah Xu has no reason to betray the emperor for the sake of King Su! How could the emperor not understand such a simple truth! ”

"Then ......," Yuguo hung her head and said, "The slave is stupid, she can't guess!" ”

The Empress Dowager turned her head, looked at her deeply, and said, "The mourning family doesn't know, so, the news came out, saying that the mourning family is not in good health, and I want Ah Xuan to come back to see the mourning family!" ”

- The master and servant actually saw some clues, but for the sake of the royal family's reputation, they both tacitly kept their mouths.

"Although the emperor is becoming more and more like his father, he is still far from his father!" The Empress Dowager felt very helpless in her heart, she could understand Emperor Duanhua's practice of not discussing with her elders on this matter: first, she couldn't say it, and second, she was afraid that her people would be angry.

The problem is that the way Emperor Duanhua dealt with it alone is not right, but anyone who understands the emperor's temperament knows how tolerant he is of Jian Xubai! What's more, the two backers of Jian Xubai, the empress dowager and the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom are still there.

In this case, Emperor Duanhua suddenly stopped giving face to this cousin, and found a reason to put Concubine Nuan's mother and son under house arrest - the emperor thought that Concubine Mao's incident had just happened, so everyone would not suspect it? What a naivety!

Jian Xubai, who is far away in Liaozhou, can easily analyze the reason; At this moment, the Empress Dowager also immediately saw the problem, not to mention those old guys who have been up and down in the sea for decades in the court?!

It's just that Gu Shao and the others are all deep in the city, and they can't see through it or say it - because other people don't understand Emperor Duanhua, they naturally think about the matter of Concubine Mao, so there are no unbearable words to spread until now!

"Fortunately, the emperor didn't warm the concubine's mother and son for the time being, otherwise the mother and son have three long and two short on the eye joints, how can they say it clearly?" The Empress Dowager sighed secretly and put down the tea bowl: "Please come over the emperor!" ”

She originally wanted to pretend to be confused, but now that Emperor Duanhua is doing this, she doesn't care anymore, and she can't do it anymore!